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Parasitic anemone, E6.

E6 is a magical dive site. There's an overhung canyon that looks like a cathedral.  The walls are covered with fans, and the floor is beginning to fill in with soft coral (the old growth was wiped out in a storm a while back).  The outside is a set of near-vertical walls, covered thickly with hard corals. The place is so alive it's hard to find a dead place to hold on while you take a picture.  I made this one on a night dive.

Nikon F4, 105mm f/2.8 Auto Micro Nikkor,  TC-14A teleconverter, PK-27, PK-14 tubes, Aquatica Housing, 2 Ikelite 200 strobes, f/22, Kodak Royal Gold 100.

 

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